- Score
- 8.6 (+0.15 points)
- Total Cost (Current Price)
- $0.061 · 80.8% cheaper
- Response Time (avg)
- 7.51s · 74.5% faster
OpenAI
Release: 2025-08-07
Tested on: 2026-10-01 01:30
openai/gpt-5-mini::medium
~400B total (~17B active)MoEClosedEstimated Summary
GPT-5 Mini scores 8.4 on AI BENCHY and ranks #83. It has 10.0 reliability, a 66.7% pass rate, $0.315 total cost, and 29.42s average response time.
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- 8.3 (-0.17 points)
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Model facts
Researched on 2026-08-12
- Parameters
- ~400B total (~17B active)
- Architecture
- MoE
- Availability
- Closed
- License
- -
Best estimate from public evidence; the vendor did not disclose every value. External research estimate; OpenAI does not disclose the architecture.
8.4
Consistency
8.5
10.0
Total Output Tokens
119,211
Total Input Tokens
214,645
Input Price
$0.250 / 1M
Output Price
$2.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price
$0.025 / 1M
Cache Write Price
N/A
Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.
Flaky tests
4
Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).
Hamster playing table tennis
Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.
#83 GPT-5 Mini
medium- Cost
- $0.007
- Time
- 42.9s
- Tokens
- 3,432 tok
Run history
| Tested on | Score | Reliability | Tests Correct | Total Cost | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 01:30 Re-test | 8.4 | 10.0 | $0.315 ↑ | Current run | |
| 2026-07-16 22:27 New test added | 8.1 | 10.0 | $0.237 | Compare | |
| 2026-06-04 13:43 New test added | 7.3 | 10.0 | $0.159 | Compare | |
| 2026-05-22 00:16 Re-test | 6.9 | 10.0 | $0.150 | Compare | |
| 2026-04-11 01:44 First recorded run | 7.0 | N/A | $0.128 | Compare |
This run used a different benchmark suite. Keep suite changes in mind when reading historical movement.
Price History
Historical pricing data for this model from OpenRouter.
| Date | Input Price | Output Price | Cache Read Price | Cache Write Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 12:51 | $0.250 / 1M | $2.000 / 1M | N/A | N/A |
| 2026-10-01 18:33 | $0.250 / 1M | $2.000 / 1M | $0.025 / 1M | N/A |
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Score | Consistency | Tests Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Anti-AI Tricks | 7.1 | 7.6 | |
| Coding | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Combined | 7.3 | 5.8 | |
| Data parsing and extraction | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Domain specific | 3.5 | 4.4 | |
| General Intelligence | 4.5 | 10.0 | |
| Instructions following | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Puzzle Solving | 5.6 | 9.8 | |
| Tool Calling | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Trivia | 3.0 | 10.0 |